redemption
As tends to be the trend in our house, a manic day with Kenny is often immediately followed by one of the sweetest days ever. Perhaps part tender effort from me to be extra-nurturing, part concentrated effort on the rascal’s part to be less rascally… whatever the cause, it works.
We had a companionable day, my little man and I. We played on his swing-set, had a picnic lunch, amiably skipped our naps when a contractor showed up two hours early, took Dudley to the Vet for his vaccinations, scooted over to the mall to buy him a new shirt for a wedding he is going to tomorrow with us (!) and then had a dinner date at California Pizza Kitchen. The wild man fell asleep on the way home, and I actually got him from the car to his bed without waking him up, and even changed his diaper and put his eye drops in without too much mayhem.
Casey is working late, and, as always happens when I know he will be coming home after “bedtime,” I am wired and can’t fathom the thought of going to bed early. darn.
So, from the Two to the To Be… I am 35 weeks and my OB tells me that I’ve already “dropped” and that the head is “pretty far down in the pelvis.” I’ve been having those pesky Braxton-Hicks contractions since week 30, but in the last four days, those bearable ab-crunchers have turned into real-deal-take your breath away contractions. Last night for about an hour, I was seriously considering packing a bag and heading off to the hospital. They aren’t regular, but they sure are strong and frequent. Then morning comes, the B-H’s are back and the hard core clenches wait until dark to rear up again. I want to go early, but not yet! I’m thinking 38 or 39 weeks would work out well. Besides, Casey and I have tickets to a Sugarland concert next Friday, and am not NOT missing it. I’ll give birth in the concert hall aisle before I’ll give up another chance to see Jennifer Nettles in concert. (and the silly thing is that I’m not really joking…)
How about all of you Mommies out there… did any of you have several weeks of real contractions before going into labor? And how did you know you were finally in labor after all the false alarms?
